None declared
It depends on how you feel about tracking: Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock declares data used to track you. None of it falls in Apple's most sensitive categories (health, financial, location, contacts or your own content). In total the label lists 2 data types; 51% of private photo apps we checked declare tracking.
Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's developer reports using diagnostics to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
Did Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's developer declared.
Location is not on Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.
Health & Fitness is not on Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| Usage DataNot linked to you | What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. | There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings. |
| DiagnosticsUsed to track youNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's label means for you
Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's label has 1 type under “Data Used to Track You”, 2 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means diagnostics from Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.
None of the data types fall into the categories most people consider sensitive: health, financial information, precise location, contacts, browsing history or the content you create.
Private-photo apps promise to keep pictures out of your main library. The label shows what leaves the phone; it cannot show whether the hiding is a real lock or just a separate folder. Check whether the app needs full Photos access or works with selected photos, and whether hidden items still appear in iCloud Photos.
Among the 85 private photo apps in our snapshot with a label, 51% declare tracking, 61% collect data linked to you and 18% say they collect nothing. Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock lists 2 data types, fewer than the average of 3.1 for this group.
Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.
Settings to check for Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock
- 1
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
- 2
Photos
Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.
- 3
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 4
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock track you?
Diagnostics. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.
Does Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock behind Face ID
- Find Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
Lock or hide Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock: step-by-step guide →
About Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock
| Developer | Konveer LLC |
| App Store category | Utilities |
| Latest version | 1.12.4, released May 2025 |
| First released | December 2023 |
| Requires | iOS 15.6 or later |
| Size | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ |
| Languages | 3 (EN, RU, ES) |
| Bundle ID | com.konvapps.spv |
The current version shipped in May 2025, over a year before our snapshot. Older apps can lag behind iOS privacy features such as limited photo and contact access.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock's developer: Are my pictures stored only on this phone, or uploaded?
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Your Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists diagnostics under Data Used to Track You.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Usage Data appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.
Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock privacy FAQ
Is Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock safe to use?
Does Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock track you?
What data does Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock collect?
Who makes Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock?
Can I lock Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock with Face ID?
How does Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock compare with other private photo apps?
Are my pictures stored only on this phone, or uploaded?
How do I delete my data from Hide Photo Vault Secret Lock?
For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.